Enjoy Quezon City: UP Lantern Parade 2013

Our family seldom goes to the mall. In fact we visit only the malls to buy things that cannot be bought in the nearby groceries. We spend weekends at home simply because we don’t have the extra money for splurging ~ gas, parking, bottled juice, movie, small trinkets for the little girl, lunch/dinner, dessert, merry-go-round. 

So I take advantage of events such as the Annual UP Lantern Parade for my daughter C.  It was just M, C and I. We left J with S at home.

The Lantern Parade is a long-standing tradition of the university that started back in 1922. It was inspired by the folk practice of carrying different kinds of lanterns to light the way to the early morning December Masses or misa de gallo, according to google. 

The UP Lantern Parade 2013, according to my husband M, is not as extravagant as it was years before, to tone down careless spending and just turn them into donations for the Yolanda victims. 

True enough after we got home and watched the evening news, we learned that this year, students from various colleges and organizations creatively and laboriously made lanterns and floats that featured components made from materials used in relief operations. These items include, for instance, eco bags and canned goods.

This our first time to watch the UP Lantern Parade. We left the house at 4pm, parked at the Asian Center (hubby takes classes there), and walked to the UP Oval. We did not finish the whole parade. We left at 7pm.

These photos are taken using my Cherry Flare 2.0. Looks like it cannot shoot good pictures at night, or I just don't know the right settings. I still cannot afford to buy a camera to replace my recently broken point and shoot Samsung Camera.

Total damage: 210php

90php for C2, Kikiam and Orange Quail Eggs
15php for Taho
30php for Manggang Hilaw
25php for Avocado Ice Cream
50php for Minion Balloon for Ate C